How many biscuits do you have in the cupboard? How many apples do you have in the cupboard?
much / many
MUCH
MANY
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Many people live in houses in the UK.
"many" is sometimes used in the + sentences in formal English.
-
I don't have much sugar. Paula doesn't have much money.
I don't have many biscuits. There aren't many hotels in this room.
Commonly used in the - sentences.
Quantifiers:
A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.
Short answers to questions / or when we don't give the noun:
Sentences:
+ +
A lot.
A lot of ... /
Lots of ... (colloquial)
There is a lot ofsugar in the kitchen. There are a lot ofbiscuits in the kitchen. Are there a lot ofshops in your village?
There is lots ofsugar in the kitchen. (colloquial) There are lots ofbiscuits in the kitchen. (colloquial)
· for big quantities.
+
Quite a lot.
Quite a lot of ...
There is quite a lot ofsugar in the kitchen. There are quite a lot ofbiscuits in the kitchen.
-
Not much. (uncountable)/ Not many. (countable)
Not much ... / Not many ...
There isn't much sugar in the kitchen. There aren't manybiscuits in the kitchen.
· in negative sentences and questions.
· many is also sometimes used in + sentences
in formal English (e.g. Many people live in houses in the UK), but much.
-- (0)
None.
not any ...
There isn't any sugar in the kitchen. There aren't any biscuits in the kitchen. I don't have my camera, so I can't takeany photographs.
· There isn't any salt NOT There's none salt (you can't use non with a noun).
In + sentences native speakers normally use a lot of for big quantities. It is also possible to use a lot of in negatives and questions, although it is more common to use much / many.
MUCH and MANY
Choose the correct answer to fill in the gaps in each sentence.
Otra forma de clasificar los quantifiers:
QUANTIFIERS
with countable nouns
with uncountable nouns
with countable and uncountable nouns
many (There aren't many hotels in this town.) a few / few / very few a number (of) several a large number of a great number of a majority of
much (Paula doesn't have much money.) a little / little / very little a bit (of) a great deal of a large amount of a large quantity of
all enough more / most less / least no / none not any some (We met some interesting people at the party.) any (I don't have my camera, so I can't take any photographs.) a lot of (Are there a lot of empty shops in your village?) lots of plenty of
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3. PRONUNCIATION
/ʃ/
- sh and -tion are always pronounced /ʃ/, e.g. shop, station.
- c before iou and ia is usually /ʃ/, e.g. delicious, special.
/s/
- c before e and i is pronounced /s/, e.g. city, centre (c before other vowels is usually /k/, e.g. call, computer, cut).
- s at the beginning of a word is always /s/, but the only two exceptions are sure[ʃʊə] and sugar[ʃʊgə] .
- s in the middle of a word or at the end is sometimes /s/ and sometimes /z/.
/ʃ/
/ʃ/ vs. /s/
/s/ vs. /z/
4. SPEAKING
teaspoon (cucharilla)
spoon (cuchara)
spoonful(cucharada como medida), e.g. a spoonful of sugar
.a level spoonful (cucharada como medida a ras)
tablespoonful (cucharada de alimento)
a level tablespoonful(cucharada con alimento a ras)
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1. VOCABULARY
(half) a bottle
(half) a can
(half) a carton
sack (saco, zurrón)
keg (barril)
chop (chuleta, costilla)
fillet (filete, solomillo)
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2. GRAMMAR
How much / How many ...?
How many apples do you have in the cupboard?
much / many
Paula doesn't have much money.
There aren't many hotels in this room.
Quantifiers:
A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.
Lots of ... (colloquial)
There are a lot of biscuits in the kitchen.
Are there a lot of shops in your village?
There is lots of sugar in the kitchen. (colloquial)
There are lots of biscuits in the kitchen. (colloquial)
There are quite a lot of biscuits in the kitchen.
Not many. (countable)
There aren't many biscuits in the kitchen.
· many is also sometimes used in + sentences
in formal English (e.g. Many people live in houses
in the UK), but much.
There aren't any biscuits in the kitchen.
I don't have my camera, so I can't take any photographs.
In + sentences native speakers normally use a lot of for big quantities. It is also possible to use a lot of in negatives and questions, although it is more common to use much / many.
MUCH and MANY
Otra forma de clasificar los quantifiers:
a few / few / very few
a number (of)
several
a large number of
a great number of
a majority of
a little / little / very little
a bit (of)
a great deal of
a large amount of
a large quantity of
enough
more / most
less / least
no / none
not any
some (We met some interesting people at the party.)
any (I don't have my camera, so I can't take any photographs.)
a lot of (Are there a lot of empty shops in your village?)
lots of
plenty of
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3. PRONUNCIATION
/ʃ/
- sh and -tion are always pronounced /ʃ/, e.g. shop, station.
- c before iou and ia is usually /ʃ/, e.g. delicious, special.
/s/
- c before e and i is pronounced /s/, e.g. city, centre (c before other vowels is usually /k/, e.g. call, computer, cut).
- s at the beginning of a word is always /s/, but the only two exceptions are sure [ʃʊə] and sugar [ʃʊgə] .
- s in the middle of a word or at the end is sometimes /s/ and sometimes /z/.
/ʃ/
/ʃ/ vs. /s/
/s/ vs. /z/
4. SPEAKING
Cutlery
(soda, Am. Engl.)
(agua con gas)
(vino espumoso)
6. SONG
Sugar Sugar (by The Archies, in 1969).
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